tutorials

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title: Tutorials description: published: true date: 2026-03-14T00:00:00.000Z tags: editor: markdown dateCreated: 2023-03-26T20:25:07.540Z

List of all NeL tutorials

Getting Started

• Compile NeL using Visual Studio on Windows
• Compile NeL using GCC on Linux
• Set up a new personal project
• Write a main game loop
• Create a Hello World sample application

3D Rendering

• Draw 3D primitives and control the camera
• Textures and alpha blending
• Loading and rendering 3D shapes
• Scene lighting
• Playing animations
• Particle systems

Game Infrastructure

TODO: Config files and search paths, Georges data sheets, serialization, console commands. {.is-danger}

Networking

TODO: Client/server chat, creating a service, networked game prototype. {.is-danger}

Sound

TODO: Playing sounds, music and ambient sound. {.is-danger}

Collision

TODO: PACS basics, landscape collision. {.is-danger}

World Building

TODO: Landscape rendering, clusters and portals, Ligo bricks. {.is-danger}

See also

• Play the Snowballs demo game